Posted by 10derHeart on March 20, 2009, at 0:25:16
In reply to Anxiety Conference Older Adults considered 41!!!!, posted by Phillipa on March 19, 2009, at 18:40:30
I think you might have....I see this:
"The average age of onset of GAD was 41.2 years, indicating that these individuals had GAD for an average of 30 years."
Unless there's another place where they actually give the ages of the people in the study, this is only talking about how long (on average) the 28 pts they have data on so far, have been suffering from GAD - 30 year average with onset at around 41 - so that would put them in their 70's, I believe.
Also, they use the term "geriatric patients." I think medicine generally considers that over age 65, but I could be wrong. Do you remember from nursing what at what age someone was considered 'geriatric?' Or maybe elderly? Of course, I think geriatrics as a specialty, is something that's really blossomed in the past 20-30 years, so not sure what they may have been teaching a while back.
What do you think?
Phillipa, you are not ick or ancient. You are YOU - and part of you is the age you are this moment. Life has taken you this far to this point in time so we could all know you! :-) You are the same age as my T. and he is involved, engaged, aware, interested in life in general, young at heart - and more. Your Ebay stuff, your biking (so impresses me!) your devotion to Babble and Babblers, and more stuff I'm sure I don't know anything about - are you kidding? Doesn't that count for something? I wish you could give yourself a break on the numerical age thing.
And what if you were "ancient," whatever that is...? 80? 85? 90? Some of the most amazing people I've ever known, met, read about, have been those ages. Just think what more you'll know and understand by then. The help and empathy you will have for folks with mental illness, just to name one thing. You sell yourself short over age, as I think I do over weight. I decide it defines me and means things it doesn't mean. I limit and label myself negatively, and get all hopeless about certain things, using, "being too fat, " as a reason.
I understand it's scary, believe me, I do. If I dwell on it, I can terrify myself I will drop dead from CAD or a stroke one day, because I am so unhealthy carrying excess weight. It's a awful train of thought, as you know I have that sweet 2-year old to be a grandma to, for many years to come, I hope and pray. I just try different techniques not to "go there." That thinking just harms my present and does nothing for my future.
Neither of us should be so rough on ourselves, ya' know?? You are so much more than your age!!
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